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This is a list of the 100 oldest living Catholic bishops and cardinals (in gold those who are Cardinals). The current breakdown of the 100 persons are | This is a list of the 100 oldest living Catholic bishops and cardinals (in gold those who are Cardinals). The current breakdown of the 100 persons are 13 cardinals and 87 bishops. | ||
=='''List'''== | =='''List'''== | ||
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|-bgcolor=gold | |-bgcolor=gold | ||
|'''78''' | |'''78''' | ||
|'''{{wp|Paul Poupard}}''' | |||
|'''[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France''' | |'''[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France''' | ||
|'''August 30, 1930''' | |'''August 30, 1930''' | ||
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|8|30}}''' | |'''{{age in years and days|1930|8|30}}''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 79 | |79 | ||
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godefroid_Mukeng’a_Kalond Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond] | |||
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo | |[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo | ||
|August 31, 1930 | |August 31, 1930 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| 80 | | 80 | ||
|{{wp|Sylvester Donovan Ryan}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States | ||
| 3 | |September 3, 1930 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1930|9|3}} | |{{age in years and days|1930|9|3}} | ||
|-bgcolor=gold | |-bgcolor=gold | ||
|'''81''' | |'''81''' | ||
|'''{{wp|Salvatore de Giorgi}}''' | |||
| | |[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy''' | ||
|'''6 | |'''September 6, 1930''' | ||
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|9|6}}''' | |'''{{age in years and days|1930|9|6}}''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|82 | |82 | ||
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_de_la_Barra_Tagle Rafael de la Barra Tagle] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile | |[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile | ||
| 29 | |October 29, 1930 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1930|10|29}} | |{{age in years and days|1930|10|29}} | ||
|-bgcolor=gold | |-bgcolor=gold | ||
|'''83''' | |'''83''' | ||
|'''{{wp|Jānis Pujats}}''' | |||
| | |[[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|25px]] '''Latvia''' | ||
|'''14 | |'''November 14, 1930''' | ||
|'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|14}}''' | |'''{{age in years and days|1930|11|14}}''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 84 | |84 | ||
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Braun_(Bischof) Karl Braun] | |||
| [[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany | |[[File:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] Germany | ||
| 13 | |December 13, 1930 | ||
| {{age in years and days|1930|12|13}} | |{{age in years and days|1930|12|13}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|85 | |85 | ||
|{{wp|Gérard Defois}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France | ||
| | |January 5, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|5}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|1|5}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 86 | |86 | ||
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domingo_Salvador_Castagna Domingo Salvador Castagna] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|25px]] Argentina | ||
|12 | |January 12, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|1|12}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|1|12}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|87 | |87 | ||
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mbwôl-Mpasi Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi] | |||
|[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo | |[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|25px]] D. R. Congo | ||
| 11 | |February 11, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|2|11}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|2|11}} | ||
|-bgcolor=gold | |-bgcolor=gold | ||
|'''88''' | |'''88''' | ||
|'''{{wp|Camillo Ruini}}''' | |||
| | |[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] '''Italy''' | ||
|'''19 | |'''February 19, 1931''' | ||
|'''{{age in years and days|1931|2|19}}''' | |'''{{age in years and days|1931|2|19}}''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 89 | |89 | ||
|[https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zhang_Zhiyong Peter Zhang Zhiyong] | |||
|[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China | |[[File:Flag of China.svg|25px]] China | ||
| | |March 1, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|1}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|3|1}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 90 | |90 | ||
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Carlos_de_Oliveira_(Geistlicher) José Carlos de Oliveira] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil | ||
|14 | |March 14, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|14}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|3|14}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 91 | | 91 | ||
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Gabrielli Pietro Gabrielli] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|25px]] Ecuador | ||
|17 | |March 17, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|3|17}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|3|17}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 92 | |92 | ||
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Gerna Aldo Gerna] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil | ||
| | |May 7, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|7}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|5|7}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|93 | |93 | ||
|{{wp|Blasco Francisco Collaço}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of India.svg|25px]] India | ||
|16 | |May 16, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|5|16}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|5|16}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |94 | ||
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Vieira_de_Lima José Vieira de Lima] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil | ||
|10 | |June 10, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|10}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|6|10}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |95 | ||
|{{wp|Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States | ||
|15 | |June 15, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|15}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|6|15}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |96 | ||
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_del_Castillo_Estrada Luis del Castillo Estrada] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|25px]] Uruguay | ||
|21 | |June 21, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|21}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|6|21}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |97 | ||
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Dios_Caballero_Reyes Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] Mexico | ||
|23 | |June 23, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|6|23}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|6|23}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |98 | ||
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cyril_O’Grady Bernard Cyril O’Grady] | |||
|[[File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg|25px]] Solomon Islands | ||
|24 | |August 24, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|24}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|8|24}} | ||
|- | |||
|99 | |||
|[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Agustín_Ganuza_García José Agustín Ganuza García] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Panama.svg|25px]] Panama | |||
|August 28, 1931 | |||
|{{age in years and days|1931|8|28}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
|100 | |100 | ||
|{{wp|Joseph Kallas}}, S.M.S.P | |||
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon | |||
|September 24, 1931 | |||
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] | |||
|24 | |||
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|24}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|9|24}} | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1xx | |1xx | ||
|{{wp|Victor Hermann Balke}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] United States | |[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States | ||
|29 | |September 29, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|9|29}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|9|29}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1xx | |1xx | ||
|[https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavien_Joseph_Melki Flavien Joseph Melki] | |||
|[[File:Flag of | |[[File:Flag of Lebanon.svg|25px]] Lebanon | ||
|10 | |October 10, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|10}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|10|10}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1xx | |1xx | ||
|{{wp|Anthony Gbuji}} | |||
|[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] Nigeria | ||
|29 | |October 29, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|10|29}} | |{{age in years and days|1931|10|29}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1xx | |1xx | ||
|[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_Gaspar_(religioso) Antônio Gaspar] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] Brazil | ||
|11 | |November 11, 1931 | ||
|{{age in years and days|1931|11|11}}--> | |{{age in years and days|1931|11|11}}--> | ||
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! Age | ! Age | ||
|- | |- | ||
|+ style=line-height:normal | The following individuals might be older than ''# | |+ style=line-height:normal | The following individuals might be older than ''#100–80'' on this list, but their exact date of birth is uncertain. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Kpiéle_Somé Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé] | |||
|[[File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg|25px]] Burkina Faso | |[[File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg|25px]] Burkina Faso | ||
|September 1930 | |September 1930 | ||
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|1844.09.31 | |1844.09.31 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1937.11.15 | |1937.11.15 | ||
| 1939.01.20 | |1939.01.20 | ||
| | |[[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Torres_y_Ribas Juan Torres y Ribas] | ||
| [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25x25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25x25px]] Spain | ||
| Bishop of Menorca (1902-1939) | |Bishop of Menorca (1902-1939) | ||
| 1844.12.13 | |1844.12.13 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1939.01.20 | |1939.01.20 | ||
| 1941.08.08 | |1941.08.08 | ||
| | |[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Maria_Zonghi Giovanni Maria Zonghi] | ||
| [[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy | ||
| Titular Archbishop of Collosae (1914-1941) | |Titular Archbishop of Collosae (1914-1941) | ||
| 1847.08.03 | |1847.08.03 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1939.01.20 | |1939.01.20 | ||
| 1942.03.18 | |1942.03.18 | ||
| | |[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul-Augustin_Lecœur Paul-Augustin Lecœur] | ||
| [[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France | ||
| Bishop of Saint-Flour (1906-1942) | |Bishop of Saint-Flour (1906-1942) | ||
| 1848.03.13 | |1848.03.13 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1942.03.18 | |1942.03.18 | ||
| 1948.02.16 | |1948.02.16 | ||
|{{wp|Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte}} | |||
| [[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg|25x25px]] Italy | ||
| Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhorëne (1899-1948) | |Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhorëne (1899-1948) | ||
| 1851.04.10 | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-1915) | ||
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1915-1948) | |||
Bishop of Ostia (1930-1948) | |||
|1851.04.10 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1948.02.16 | |1948.02.16 | ||
| 1953.12.25 | |1953.12.25 | ||
| | |[https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonidas_Medina Leonidas Medina] | ||
| [[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25x25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25x25px]] Colombia | ||
| Archbishop of Novae Patrae (1947-1953) | |Archbishop of Novae Patrae (1947-1953) | ||
| 1854.06.18 | |1854.06.18 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1953.12.25 | |1953.12.25 | ||
| 1954.04.05 | |1954.04.05 | ||
|{{wp|Jesús María Echavarria Aguirre}} | |||
| [[File:Flag of | |[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25x25px]] Mexico | ||
| Bishop of Saltillo, Cualhuila (1987-1935) | |Bishop of Saltillo, Cualhuila (1987-1935) | ||
| 1858.07.06 | |1858.07.06 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1954.04.05 | |1954.04.05 | ||
| 1955.10.25 | |1955.10.25 | ||
|{{wp|Michael Fogarty (bishop)|Michael Fogarty}} | |||
| Ireland | |[[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|25x25px]] Ireland | ||
| Archbishop of Killaloe (1954-1955) | |Archbishop of Killaloe (1954-1955) | ||
| 1859.10.11 | |1859.10.11 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1955.10.25 | |1955.10.25 | ||
| 1956.03. | |1956.03.02 | ||
| | |[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_di_Tommaso Antonio di Tommaso] | ||
| Italy | |[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25x25px]] Italy | ||
| Titular Bishop of Cyrene (1947-1956) | |Titular Bishop of Cyrene (1947-1956) | ||
| 1860.08.10 | |1860.08.10 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1956.03. | |1956.03.02 | ||
| 1957.01.05 | |1957.01.05 | ||
| | |[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Caillot Alexandre Caillot] | ||
| France | |[[File:Flag of France.svg|25x25px]] France | ||
| Bishop of Grenoble (1917-1957) | |Bishop of Grenoble (1917-1957) | ||
| 1861.06.21 | |1861.06.21 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1957.01.05 | |1957.01.05 | ||
| 1957.10.31 | |1957.10.31 | ||
| | |[https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_d’Errico Francesco d’Errico] | ||
| Italy | |rowspan=3|[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|25x25px]] Italy | ||
| Titular Archbishop of Samosata (1938-1957) | |Titular Archbishop of Samosata (1938-1957) | ||
| 1862.08.05 | |1862.08.05 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1957.10.31 | |1957.10.31 | ||
| 1963.12.06 | |1963.12.06 | ||
|{{wp|Alfonso Carinci}} | |||
|Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1945-1963) | |||
| Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1945-1963) | |1862.11.09 | ||
| 1862.11.09 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1963.12.06 | |1963.12.06 | ||
| 1967.07.29 | |1967.07.29 | ||
| | |[https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Paino Angelo Paino] | ||
|Archbishop of Messina (1923-1963) | |||
| Archbishop of Messina (1923-1963) | Titular Archbishop of Serrae (1963-1967) | ||
| 1870.06.21 | |1870.06.21 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1967.07.29 | |1967.07.29 | ||
| 1968.10.27 | |1968.10.27 | ||
| | |[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateo_Múgica Mateo Múgica] | ||
| [[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] | |[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain | ||
| Bishop of Vittoria (1923-1937) | |Bishop of Vittoria (1923-1937) | ||
| 1870.09.21 | Titular Bishop of Cinna (1937-1968) | ||
|1870.09.21 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1968.10.27 | |1968.10.27 | ||
| 1969.10.18 | |1969.10.18 | ||
|{{wp|John Bernard MacGinley}} | |||
| United States | |[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States | ||
| Bushes of Nueva Caceres (Philippines) (1910-1924) | |Bushes of Nueva Caceres (Philippines) (1910-1924) | ||
| 1871.08.19 | Bishop of Monterey-Fresno (US) (1924-1932) | ||
Titular Bishop of Croae (1932-1969) | |||
|1871.08.19 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1969.10.18 | |1969.10.18 | ||
| 1970.10.13 | |1970.10.13 | ||
|{{wp|Patrice Flynn}} | |||
| France | |[[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] France | ||
| Bishop of Nevers (1932-1963) | |Bishop of Nevers (1932-1963) | ||
| 1874.08.15 | Titular Bishop of Arneae (1963-1970) | ||
|1874.08.15 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1970.10.13 | |1970.10.13 | ||
| 1972.12.13 | |1972.12.13 | ||
| | |[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bjan.html Jean-Marie Jan] | ||
| Haiti | |[[File:Flag of Haiti.svg|25px]] Haiti | ||
| Titular Bishop of Edistiana (1953-1970) | |Titular Bishop of Edistiana (1953-1970) | ||
| 1875.11.02 | |1875.11.02 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1972.12.13 | |1972.12.13 | ||
| 1973.04.17 | |1973.04.17 | ||
| | |[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bshla.html Bernardin Shlaku] | ||
|[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|25px]] Albania | |||
|Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1910-1973) | |||
Bishop of Pult (1911-1973) | |||
|1875.06.23 | |||
| | |||
| Albania | |||
| Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1910-1973) | |||
| 1875.06.23 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1973.04.17 | |1973.04.17 | ||
|1983.01.02 | |1983.01.02 | ||
|{{wp|Edward Howard (bishop)|Edward Daniel Howard}} | |{{wp|Edward Howard (bishop)|Edward Daniel Howard}} | ||
|United States | |[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States | ||
|Archbishop of Portland (1926-1966) | |Archbishop of Portland (1926-1966) | ||
Titular Archbishop of Albulae (1966-1983) | |||
|1877.11.05 | |1877.11.05 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|1984.01.22 | |1984.01.22 | ||
|{{wp|Mikiel Gonzi}} | |{{wp|Mikiel Gonzi}} | ||
|Malta | |[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|25px]] Malta | ||
|Archbishop of Malta (1944-1976) | |Archbishop of Malta (1944-1976) | ||
|1885.05.13 | |1885.05.13 | ||
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|1985.04.27 | |1985.04.27 | ||
|{{wp|Pierre Kamel Medawar}} | |{{wp|Pierre Kamel Medawar}} | ||
|Syria | |[[File:Flag of Syria.svg|25px]] Syria | ||
|Auxillary Bishop of Antioch (1943-1969) | |Auxillary Bishop of Antioch (1943-1969) | ||
Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti (1943-1985) | |||
|1877.12.26 | |1877.12.26 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|1986.03.06 | |1986.03.06 | ||
|{{wp|Emilio de Brigard Ortiz}} | |{{wp|Emilio de Brigard Ortiz}} | ||
|Colombia | |[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|25px]] Colombia | ||
|Auxillary Bishop of Bogotá (1944-1986) | |Auxillary Bishop of Bogotá (1944-1986) | ||
Titular Bishop of Coracesium (1944-1961) | |||
Titular Archbishop of Dystis (1961-1986) | |||
|1888.05.15 | |1888.05.15 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|1989.10.13 | |1989.10.13 | ||
|[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Cifuentes_Gómez Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez] | |[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Cifuentes_Gómez Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez] | ||
|Chile | |[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile | ||
|Archbishop of La Serena (1943-1967) | |Archbishop of La Serena (1943-1967) | ||
Titular Archbishop of Thapsus (1967-1970) | |||
|1888.05.15 | |1888.05.15 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|1991.08.18 | |1991.08.18 | ||
|{{wp|Patrick Kelly (bishop of Benin City)|Patrick Joseph Kelly}} | |{{wp|Patrick Kelly (bishop of Benin City)|Patrick Joseph Kelly}} | ||
|Nigeria | |[[File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|25px]] Nigeria | ||
|Titular Bishop of Thignica (1939-1950) | |Titular Bishop of Thignica (1939-1950) | ||
Bishop of Benin City (1950-1973) | |||
|1894.08.31 | |1894.08.31 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|1999.03.21 | |1999.03.21 | ||
|{{wp|John Linus Paschang}} | |{{wp|John Linus Paschang}} | ||
|United States | |[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States | ||
|Bishop of Grand Island (1951-1972) | |Bishop of Grand Island (1951-1972) | ||
|1895.10.05 | |1895.10.05 | ||
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|2007.01.07 | |2007.01.07 | ||
|{{wp|Joseph Meng Ziwen}} | |{{wp|Joseph Meng Ziwen}} | ||
|China | |[[File:Flag of Bolivia.svg|25px]] China | ||
|Archbishop of Nanning (1984-2007) | |Archbishop of Nanning (1984-2007) | ||
|1903.03.19 | |1903.03.19 | ||
| Line 1,033: | Line 1,038: | ||
|2015.01.01 | |2015.01.01 | ||
|{{wp|Géry Leuliet}} | |{{wp|Géry Leuliet}} | ||
|Canada | |[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada | ||
|Auxillary Bishop of Amiens (1963-1985) | |Auxillary Bishop of Amiens (1963-1985) | ||
|1910.01.12 | |1910.01.12 | ||
| Line 1,040: | Line 1,045: | ||
|2016.09.20 | |2016.09.20 | ||
|{{wp|Peter Leo Gerety}} | |{{wp|Peter Leo Gerety}} | ||
|United States | |[[File:Flag of the United States.svg|25px]] United States | ||
|Archbishop of New Ark (1974-1986) | |Archbishop of New Ark (1974-1986) | ||
|1912.07.19 | |1912.07.19 | ||
| Line 1,047: | Line 1,052: | ||
|2020.06.21 | |2020.06.21 | ||
|{{wp|Bernardino Piñera}} | |{{wp|Bernardino Piñera}} | ||
|Chile | |[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px]] Chile | ||
|Archbishop of La Serena (1983-1990) | |Archbishop of La Serena (1983-1990) | ||
|1915.09.22 | |1915.09.22 | ||
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|2020.11.24 | |2020.11.24 | ||
|{{wp|Damián Iguacén Borau}} | |{{wp|Damián Iguacén Borau}} | ||
|Spain | |[[File:Flag of Spain.svg|25px]] Spain | ||
|Bishop of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Tenrrife (1984-1991) | |Bishop of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Tenrrife (1984-1991) | ||
|1916.02.12 | |1916.02.12 | ||
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|2022.07.02 | |2022.07.02 | ||
|{{wp|Laurent Noël}} | |{{wp|Laurent Noël}} | ||
|Canada | |[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|25px]] Canada | ||
|Bishop of Trois-Ravières (1975-1996) | |Bishop of Trois-Ravières (1975-1996) | ||
|1920.03.19 | |1920.03.19 | ||
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|'''Present''' | |'''Present''' | ||
|'''{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}''' | |'''{{wp|José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra}}''' | ||
|'''Mexico''' | |[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|25px]] '''Mexico''' | ||
|Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (1985-1993) | |Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (1985-1993) | ||
|1922.01.01 | |1922.01.01 | ||
Revision as of 20:34, 25 September 2025
This is a list of the 100 oldest living Catholic bishops and cardinals (in gold those who are Cardinals). The current breakdown of the 100 persons are 13 cardinals and 87 bishops.
List
| Rank | Prelate | Country | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra | January 1, 1922 | 103 years, 342 days | |
| 2 | René Henry Gracida | June 9, 1923 | 102 years, 183 days | |
| 3 | Daniel Verstraete | July 31, 1924 | 101 years, 131 days | |
| 4 | Manuel Edmilson da Cruz | October 3, 1924 | 101 years, 67 days | |
| 5 | Albert Houssiau | November 2, 1924 | 101 years, 37 days | |
| 6 | Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña | November 7, 1924 | 101 years, 32 days | |
| 7 | Victorinus Youn Kong-hi | November 8, 1924 | 101 years, 31 days | |
| 8 | Gaetano Bonicelli | December 13, 1924 | 100 years, 361 days | |
| 9 | Angelo Acerbi | September 23, 1925 | 100 years, 77 days | |
| 10 | Jacques de Saint-Blanquat | November 21, 1925 | 100 years, 18 days | |
| 11 | Hildebrando Mendes Costa | June 16, 1926 | 99 years, 176 days | |
| 12 | Heitor de Araújo Sales | July 29, 1926 | 99 years, 133 days | |
| 13 | Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto | August 11, 1926 | 99 years, 120 days | |
| 14 | Raúl Holguer López Mayorga | August 24, in 1926 | 99 years, 107 days | |
| 15 | Emmanuel Wamala | December 15, 1926 | 98 years, 359 days | |
| 16 | Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol | January 25, 1927 | 98 years, 318 days | |
| 17 | Julian Wojtkowski | January 31, 1927 | 98 years, 312 days | |
| 18 | Dominic Anthony Marconi | March 13, 1927 | 98 years, 271 days | |
| 19 | Joseph Pallikaparampil | April 10, 1927 | 98 years, 243 days | |
| 20 | Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral | May 25, 1927 | 98 years, 198 days | |
| 21 | Edoardo Rovida | August 26, 1927 | 98 years, 105 days | |
| 22 | Júlio Duarte Langa | October 27, 1927 | 98 years, 43 days | |
| 23 | Daniel Cronin | November 14, 1927 | 98 years, 25 days | |
| 24 | Raymond Razakarinvony | November 19, 1927 | 98 years, 20 days | |
| 25 | Bernhard Kühnel | December 4, 1927 | 98 years, 5 days | |
| 26 | Vincenzo Rimedio | December 5, 1927 | 98 years, 4 days | |
| 27 | Giovanni Zerbini | December 29, 1927 | 97 years, 345 days | |
| 28 | Friedrich Wetter | February 20, 1928 | 97 years, 292 days | |
| 29 | Robert Joseph Banks | February 26, 1928 | 97 years, 286 days | |
| 30 | Gerd Dicke | March 28, 1928 | 97 years, 256 days | |
| 31 | Allan Chamgwera | April 30, 1928 | 97 years, 223 days | |
| 32 | Jacques Despierre | May 6, 1928 | 97 years, 217 days | |
| 33 | Pierre Mouallem | May 10, 1928 | 97 years, 213 days | |
| 34 | Charles Louis Joseph Vandame | June 4, 1928 | 97 years, 188 days | |
| 35 | Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque | July 24, 1928 | 97 years, 138 days | |
| 36 | Ignacio Trejos Picado | July 31, 1928 | 97 years, 131 days | |
| 37 | Peter Chung Hoan Ting | September 10, 1928 | 97 years, 90 days | |
| 38 | István Katona | October 3, 1928 | 97 years, 67 days | |
| 39 | Francisco Barroso Filho | October 8, 1928 | 97 years, 62 days | |
| 40 | Ernest Simoni | October 18, 1928 | 97 years, 52 days | |
| 41 | Lucas Liu Hsien-tang | December 21, 1928 | 96 years, 353 days | |
| 42 | Walter Brandmüller | January 5, 1929 | 96 years, 338 days | |
| 43 | Melchior Shi Hongzhen | January 7, 1929 | 96 years, 336 days | |
| 44 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | January 25, 1929 | 96 years, 318 days | |
| 45 | Leo Nowak | March 17, 1929 | 96 years, 267 days | |
| 46 | Pier Giuliano Tiddia | June 13, 1929 | 96 years, 179 days | |
| 47 | Paolo Gillet | July 8, 1929 | 96 years, 154 days | |
| 48 | Angelo Mascheroni | October 13, 1929 | 96 years, 57 days | |
| 49 | Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez | October 18, 1929 | 96 years, 52 days | |
| 50 | Antônio de Souza | October 21, 1929 | 96 years, 49 days | |
| 51 | Vincenzo Zarri | October 23, 1929 | 96 years, 47 days | |
| 52 | Paul-Marie Gillaume | October 31, 1929 | 96 years, 39 days | |
| 53 | Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal | December 2, 1929 | 96 years, 7 days | |
| 54 | José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle | December 3, 1929 | 96 years, 6 days | |
| 55 | Ramón Buxarrais Ventura | December 12, 1929 | 95 years, 362 days | |
| 56 | Victorio Oliver Domingo | December 23, 1929 | 95 years, 351 days | |
| 57 | Miguel Caviedes | January 30, 1930 | 95 years, 313 days | |
| 58 | Jean Bonfils | February 15, 1930 | 95 years, 297 days | |
| 59 | Pedro Dean | February 21, 1930 | 95 years, 291 days | |
| 60 | David Cremin | February 22, 1930 | 95 years, 290 days | |
| 61 | Adam Maida | March 18, 1930 | 95 years, 266 days | |
| 62 | Julián Herranz Casado | March 31, 1930 | 95 years, 253 days | |
| 63 | Juan Luis Ysern de Arce | May 2, 1930 | 95 years, 221 days | |
| 64 | William Edwin Franklin | May 3, 1930 | 95 years, 220 days | |
| 65 | Giuseppe Di Falco | May 13, 1930 | 95 years, 210 days | |
| 66 | José da Silva Chaves | May 15, 1930 | 95 years, 208 days | |
| Lawrence Sabatini | ||||
| 68 | William J. Winter | May 20, 1930 | 95 years, 203 days | |
| 69 | Emmanuel Milingo | June 13, 1930 | 95 years, 179 days | |
| 70 | Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva | June 16, 1930 | 95 years, 176 days | |
| 71 | Orlando Octacílio Dotti | June 22, 1930 | 95 years, 170 days | |
| 72 | Raúl Corriveau | June 27, 1930 | 95 years, 165 days | |
| 73 | Émile Marcus | June 29, 1930 | 95 years, 163 days | |
| 74 | Thadeu Gomes Canellas | July 28, 1930 | 95 years, 134 days | |
| 75 | Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni | August 8, 1930 | 95 years, 123 days | |
| John Joseph Leibrecht | ||||
| 77 | Johannes Antonius de Kok | August 28, 1930 | 95 years, 103 days | |
| 78 | Paul Poupard | August 30, 1930 | 95 years, 101 days | |
| 79 | Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond | August 31, 1930 | 95 years, 100 days | |
| 80 | Sylvester Donovan Ryan | September 3, 1930 | 95 years, 97 days | |
| 81 | Salvatore de Giorgi | September 6, 1930 | 95 years, 94 days | |
| 82 | Rafael de la Barra Tagle | October 29, 1930 | 95 years, 41 days | |
| 83 | Jānis Pujats | November 14, 1930 | 95 years, 25 days | |
| 84 | Karl Braun | December 13, 1930 | 94 years, 361 days | |
| 85 | Gérard Defois | January 5, 1931 | 94 years, 338 days | |
| 86 | Domingo Salvador Castagna | January 12, 1931 | 94 years, 331 days | |
| 87 | Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi | February 11, 1931 | 94 years, 301 days | |
| 88 | Camillo Ruini | February 19, 1931 | 94 years, 293 days | |
| 89 | Peter Zhang Zhiyong | March 1, 1931 | 94 years, 283 days | |
| 90 | José Carlos de Oliveira | March 14, 1931 | 94 years, 270 days | |
| 91 | Pietro Gabrielli | March 17, 1931 | 94 years, 267 days | |
| 92 | Aldo Gerna | May 7, 1931 | 94 years, 216 days | |
| 93 | Blasco Francisco Collaço | May 16, 1931 | 94 years, 207 days | |
| 94 | José Vieira de Lima | June 10, 1931 | 94 years, 182 days | |
| 95 | Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen | June 15, 1931 | 94 years, 177 days | |
| 96 | Luis del Castillo Estrada | June 21, 1931 | 94 years, 171 days | |
| 97 | Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes | June 23, 1931 | 94 years, 169 days | |
| 98 | Bernard Cyril O’Grady | August 24, 1931 | 94 years, 107 days | |
| 99 | José Agustín Ganuza García | August 28, 1931 | 94 years, 103 days | |
| 100 | Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P | September 24, 1931 | 94 years, 76 days |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
| Name | State | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé | September 1930 | 95 years, 70 days to 95 years, 99 days | |
| Frédéric Rubwejanga | 1931 | 93 years, 343 days to 94 years, 342 days | |
| Peter Zhuang Jianjian |
Chronological List of eldest Roman Catholic Prelates Since 1879
| Became oldest prelate | End as oldest prelate | Name | Country | Office held | Birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879.08.27 | 1882.03.30 | José Domingo Sánchez Reza | Titular Bishop of Macri (1843-1882) | 1779.08.05 | |
| 1882.03.30 | 1883.07.31 | Pedro Ignacio de Benavente y del Castillo | Titular Bishop of Thespiae (1865-1883) | 1790.02.21 | |
| 1883.07.31 | 1887.11.17 | Andreas Räss | Bishop of Strasbourg (1842-1887) | 1794.04.06 | |
| 1887.11.11 | 1888.04.15 | Luigi Margarita | Bishop of Oria (1851-1888) | 1800.02.01 | |
| 1888.04.15 | 1889.08.03 | Louis-Eugène Regnault | Bishop of Chatres (1852-1889) | 1800.02.21 | |
| 1889.08.03 | 1890.08.11 | John Henry Newman, C.O. | Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1879-1890) | 1801.02.21 | |
| 1890.08.11 | 1890.09.18 | José António Pereira Bilhano, O.F.M. Cap. | Archbishop of Évora (1871-1890) | 1801.03.21 | |
| 1890.09.18 | 1891.03.25 | Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel, O.F.M. Cap. | Bishop of Toronto | 1802.12.01 | |
| 1891.03.25 | 1895.01.20 | Tobias Kirby | Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1886-1895) | 1803.01.01 | |
| 1895.01.20 | 1896.05.12 | Giovanni Cirino | Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo
Titular Archbishop of Ancyra |
1805.03.18 | |
| 1896.05.12 | 1899.07.11 | Teodolfo Mertel | Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1884-1899) | 1806.02.09 | |
| 1899.07.12 | 1901.06.16 | Adrian Jardinier | Bishop of Sion (Sitten) (1875-1901) | 1808.04.15 | |
| 1901.06.16 | 1909.09.01 | Raffaele Morisciano | Bishop of Squillace (1858-1909) | 1811.10.22 | |
| 1909.09.01 | 1910.11.01 | Simon Aichner | Titular Archbishop of Theodoropolis (1904-1910) | 1816.10.19 | |
| 1910.11.01 | 1916.11.28 | Henri Monnier | Archbishop of Cambrai (1872-1916) | 1820.01.05 | |
| 1915.04.08 | 1919.07.31 | Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo, O.S.B. | Archbishop of Monreale (1884-1919) | 1825.10.01 | |
| 1919.07.31 | 1921.07.18 | Paolo Schinosi | Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (1901-1921) | 1827.04.05 | |
| 1921.07.18 | 1921.12.21 | François de Rovérié de Cabrières | Archbishop of Montpellier (1874-1921)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1911-21) |
1830.08.30 | |
| 1921.12.21 | 1925.01.19 | Pedro Rocamora y García | Bishop of Tortosa (1894-1925) | 1832.02.11 | |
| 1925.01.19 | 1925.10.20 | Agnello Renzullo | Bishop of Nola (1890-1924)
Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Lydia (1924-1925) |
1836.04.02 | |
| 1925.10.20 | 1928.10.01 | Abraham Brownrigg | Bishop of Ossory (1884-1928) | 1836.12.03 | |
| 1928.10.01 | 1930.07.09 | Vincenzo Vannutelli | Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1884-1930)
Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1891-1900) Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1900-1930) Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1915-1930) |
1836.12.05 | |
| 1930.07.09 | 1935.01.03 | Francis Redwood | Archbishop of Wellington (1987-1935) | 1839.06.06 | |
| 1935.01.03 | 1937.11.15 | Gisleno Veneri | Titular Archbishop of Darnis (1919-1937) | 1844.09.31 | |
| 1937.11.15 | 1939.01.20 | [Juan Torres y Ribas | Bishop of Menorca (1902-1939) | 1844.12.13 | |
| 1939.01.20 | 1941.08.08 | Giovanni Maria Zonghi | Titular Archbishop of Collosae (1914-1941) | 1847.08.03 | |
| 1939.01.20 | 1942.03.18 | Paul-Augustin Lecœur | Bishop of Saint-Flour (1906-1942) | 1848.03.13 | |
| 1942.03.18 | 1948.02.16 | Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte | Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhorëne (1899-1948)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1911-1915) Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1915-1948) Bishop of Ostia (1930-1948) |
1851.04.10 | |
| 1948.02.16 | 1953.12.25 | Leonidas Medina | Archbishop of Novae Patrae (1947-1953) | 1854.06.18 | |
| 1953.12.25 | 1954.04.05 | Jesús María Echavarria Aguirre | Bishop of Saltillo, Cualhuila (1987-1935) | 1858.07.06 | |
| 1954.04.05 | 1955.10.25 | Michael Fogarty | Archbishop of Killaloe (1954-1955) | 1859.10.11 | |
| 1955.10.25 | 1956.03.02 | Antonio di Tommaso | Titular Bishop of Cyrene (1947-1956) | 1860.08.10 | |
| 1956.03.02 | 1957.01.05 | Alexandre Caillot | Bishop of Grenoble (1917-1957) | 1861.06.21 | |
| 1957.01.05 | 1957.10.31 | Francesco d’Errico | Titular Archbishop of Samosata (1938-1957) | 1862.08.05 | |
| 1957.10.31 | 1963.12.06 | Alfonso Carinci | Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1945-1963) | 1862.11.09 | |
| 1963.12.06 | 1967.07.29 | Angelo Paino | Archbishop of Messina (1923-1963)
Titular Archbishop of Serrae (1963-1967) |
1870.06.21 | |
| 1967.07.29 | 1968.10.27 | Mateo Múgica | Bishop of Vittoria (1923-1937)
Titular Bishop of Cinna (1937-1968) |
1870.09.21 | |
| 1968.10.27 | 1969.10.18 | John Bernard MacGinley | Bushes of Nueva Caceres (Philippines) (1910-1924)
Bishop of Monterey-Fresno (US) (1924-1932) Titular Bishop of Croae (1932-1969) |
1871.08.19 | |
| 1969.10.18 | 1970.10.13 | Patrice Flynn | Bishop of Nevers (1932-1963)
Titular Bishop of Arneae (1963-1970) |
1874.08.15 | |
| 1970.10.13 | 1972.12.13 | Jean-Marie Jan | Titular Bishop of Edistiana (1953-1970) | 1875.11.02 | |
| 1972.12.13 | 1973.04.17 | Bernardin Shlaku | Titular Bishop of Tiberias (1910-1973)
Bishop of Pult (1911-1973) |
1875.06.23 | |
| 1973.04.17 | 1983.01.02 | Edward Daniel Howard | Archbishop of Portland (1926-1966)
Titular Archbishop of Albulae (1966-1983) |
1877.11.05 | |
| 1983.01.02 | 1984.01.22 | Mikiel Gonzi | Archbishop of Malta (1944-1976) | 1885.05.13 | |
| 1984.01.22 | 1985.04.27 | Pierre Kamel Medawar | Auxillary Bishop of Antioch (1943-1969)
Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti (1943-1985) |
1877.12.26 | |
| 1985.04.27 | 1986.03.06 | Emilio de Brigard Ortiz | Auxillary Bishop of Bogotá (1944-1986)
Titular Bishop of Coracesium (1944-1961) Titular Archbishop of Dystis (1961-1986) |
1888.05.15 | |
| 1986.03.06 | 1989.10.13 | Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez | Archbishop of La Serena (1943-1967)
Titular Archbishop of Thapsus (1967-1970) |
1888.05.15 | |
| 1989.10.13 | 1991.08.18 | Patrick Joseph Kelly | Titular Bishop of Thignica (1939-1950)
Bishop of Benin City (1950-1973) |
1894.08.31 | |
| 1991.08.18 | 1999.03.21 | John Linus Paschang | Bishop of Grand Island (1951-1972) | 1895.10.05 | |
| 1999.05.23 | 2003.04.26 | José Calasanz Rosenhammer | Bolivia | Titular Bishop of Ampora (1949-2003) | 1900.01.01 |
| 2003.03.26 | 2007.01.07 | Joseph Meng Ziwen | Archbishop of Nanning (1984-2007) | 1903.03.19 | |
| 2009.11.06 | 2015.01.01 | Géry Leuliet | Auxillary Bishop of Amiens (1963-1985) | 1910.01.12 | |
| 2015.01.01 | 2016.09.20 | Peter Leo Gerety | Archbishop of New Ark (1974-1986) | 1912.07.19 | |
| 2016.09.20 | 2020.06.21 | Bernardino Piñera | Archbishop of La Serena (1983-1990) | 1915.09.22 | |
| 2020.06.21 | 2020.11.24 | Damián Iguacén Borau | Bishop of San Cristobal de La Laguna or Tenrrife (1984-1991) | 1916.02.12 | |
| 2020.11.24 | 2022.07.02 | Laurent Noël | Bishop of Trois-Ravières (1975-1996) | 1920.03.19 | |
| 2022.07.02 | Present | José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra | Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (1985-1993) | 1922.01.01 |